River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-07

DriukeT, hlIDOufn City; Catherine
Allen, Madison; Arthur j. West, Mil
waukee; James R. Thompson, Racine;
Oscar Hallam, Dodgeville.
Papers In the suit of William II.
James against Lawrence Barrett, the
tragedian. were filed in the Circuit
Court AT Milwaukee. The plaintiff
seeks to recover over 5000, alleged 10
have been advanced Barrett during his
European tour, which was a financial
failure.
Joseph Kirchoeffer, of Milwaukee,
aged so. became deranged by brooding
over loss of $1,000 which he had de-
posted in bank in Paris. He started
as far rs Wadsworth, H., where he was
taken in charge and returned home,
where he died soon after.
George Oberly was arrested at New
London for beating hotels. His plan
was to go to a hotel and engage board
for corps of engineers who he claim
ed were TO arrive soon and commence
to survey for proposed railroad and
after boarding at the hotel a week or so
SKIP ledN my MS Dlll unpdlu+
A clever swindler, by resorting to the
forged-check game and getting the
victim to pay in cash the difference be-
tween the purchase price of large bill
of goods and the amount of the check,
has successfully operated in Milwaukee
for several days, realizing handsomely
from transactions with piano and furni-
/ ture dealers.
| A report has been IN circulation that
Bishop Welles, of the Episcopal diocese
of Wisconsin, who is in Florida, was
suffering from cancer in the nose.
w. II. Moorhouse, of the Young
! Churchman, denies the rumor. The
Bishop, he said, had suffered with a
sore nose, brought on BY wearing
glasses. When his health began to de-
cline the sore nose became worse, but
there is nOcancer aboutit. Mr.. Moore
house received letter from Bishop
| Whipple of Minnesota, who is in Flori-
da with Bishop Welles, in which it was
stated that the latter's health was
greatly improved.
] Mrs. Angus Cameron, wife of eX-
Senator Cameron, who jumped into the
Mississippi River in La Crosse Thurs
day night, at the same spot where Sena-
tor Cameron's brother committed sui
eide some years ago, is still suffering
/ from mental alteration. She cannot
realize what she tried to do. She is
very quiet in her demeanor, but will be
guarded to prevent a repetition of her
] II Il L. l
mind is permanently beclouded.
The builders of the bridge across
Sturgeon bay contemplate celebrating
the completion of that structure in an
appropriate manner. The time has not
yet been definitely fixed but it will be
during the month of April, after the
lumbermen come from the camps on
the west shore. 1t is proposed to eX-
tend an invitation to the people of the
whole country, and preparations for the
event will be made in due season.
The fish business is little slack at
Green Bay. Winter fishing has ceased
and almost nothing of whitegsh or
trout is being taken now. The business
cannot get in thorough operation again
until the ice goes out. The difficulty
in transporting the fish now also oper-
ates to make the marketable supply
small. From the time the ice gets unsafe
until navigation opens the facilities for
! getting fish are very unsatisfactory and
the river supply is largely depended
upon to furnish the market.
The application for bail BY Jean P. So
quet, the man in Jail at Green Bay on
suspicion of having murdered his wife,
is being considered by Judge Hastings,
and may be disposed of at an early
day. There is a question whether il is
legal to admit to bail a prisoner for
such an offence as Soquet is awaiting
trial for.
The recent shooting ARRAY ut White
water, in which young man named
Anderson was seriously wounded, has
been smoOthed over. The wounded
man is not inclined to prosecute, he
and Fowler, his asssilaIt. having al
ways been on friendly terms. Should
action be taken, it seems highly pro-
bable that Fowler would be able to
prove the shooting a move in self-de-
Tense.
Mayor Walber. City Attorney Elliott,
City Clerk Mahoney, Treasurer May
worm, Tax Commissioner Bodden and
other city officials and taxpayers of
Milwaukee have signed petition ask
ing Gov. Rusk TO veto the bill re-
pealing the average law" for assess
ing personal property Of commercial
nature. The assessors, in assessing
the stocks in trade of business houses
have computed the stock handled dur
ing the entire year and then figured up
on a twelfth of this amount as the as
sessment. 1t is claimed this is the only
fair way of assessing business property.
On May some kinds of business men
have very little stock left, having sold
it during the winter, and, on the other
hand, other business men have the
largest stock of the year on hand on
May ].
The following game law has passed
the State legislature: Providing that it
shall be unlawful to kill woodcock
between Dec. l and the following
July l.; to kill quail, partridge.
/ pHcdSdht,Sp L dlIle men, sHipc' WIN uuCk
of any variety, wild goose or any
aquatic fowl between Dec. l and the
following Sept. /; to Kill or pursue
with intent to kill any deer between
Nov. 10 and the following Oct 1;
that it shall be unlawful to pursue
game above named with any swivel
gun or any gun not held at arms
length, or to use any snare in their
pursuit; that it be unlawful to use
snake boats, decoys, etc; that it be
unlawful to kill any otter, marten, mink
or muskrat between May. l and the
following Nov. /; that any person
who violates this law will be fined not
to exceed 500 or imprisoned not
more than six months.
A spaniel Rascues Kitty